When Luke and Raina made it back to camp, everyone was sitting around the campfire. Raina sighed as she got down from Artemis. Luke walked up beside her.
"Well, unfortunately, it looks like the leeches didn't scare them off as hoped." Luke said as they began to walk towards the fire together. Raina shook her head with a smile and ran her shoulder into his.
"I never said it would... I just wanted to see them squirm a bit." Raina said in a whisper back. Ashley was the first to say something.
"Awww, the lovebirds are back!" Ashley exclaimed. Luke and Raina gave each other a look. Before either one of them could say anything, Leon beat them to the chance.
"Shut up, Ashley..." Leon said as he began to make a plate of food. Raina sat down by Asher, who was sitting by Clarissa. Luke followed suit and sat down beside Raina. Across from them sat Ashley and Leon. Raina felt a nudge on her shoulder as Leon handed her a plate of food. Raina took the plate from him and began to eat.
"Well, I don't get a plate, big brother?" Luke asked even though he already knew the answer. Leon gave no response to Luke as he returned to his spot. "I'll take that as a no." Luke said as he got up to make his own plate. There was an awkwardness in the air for a moment until Asher spoke up.
"Hey, we could play a game like sharades or something?" Asher said, trying to break the ice. Clarissa was the first to chime in.
"Yeah, or tell ghost stories??" Clarissa added. Ashley stood up and walked to the cooler.
"Or we could play a drinking game?" Ashley said as she pulled out a bottle of tequila. "Truth, dare, or drink."
"Ashley, why does alcohol always have to be involved?" Clarissa asked, "The only ones of age are you and Leon..." Ashley took a drink straight from the bottle.
"Oh, come on, it's no secret that you all drink anyway." Ashley said as she handed the bottle towards Raina. "Besides, I know damn well you could use one..." Ashley said as she gestured the bottle more towards Raina. Raina could feel the touch of sadness in Ashley's words. Raina slowly took the bottle from Ashley.
"Raina..." Asher whispered, but it did not matter. Raina placed the bottle to her lips and took in a long swig. Ashley let out a sound of glee. Raina could feel the burn down her throat into her stomach.
"Alright! Let's get this party started!" Ashley said. Raina passed her back the bottle. "OK soooo who shall be my first victim..." Ashley began. The first couple rounds were harmless from asking questions like where someone wanted to go in life to who was their first crush. Or dares like do a silly dance or sing a song. It came to a point where no one was really drinking, so Ashley changed the rules a bit to where everyone had to drink when they were chosen. Soon, they were opening a second bottle. Everyone was starting to feel a buzz now, some more than others. Ashley, Clarissa, and Asher were the lightweights of the group. Raina and Luke were lightly there where Leon was hardly anywhere near drunk. The game had made it back to Clarissa.
"Mmm...Asher." Clarissa said, handing him the bottle that was now three quarters of the way gone. Asher downed a sip, squinting his left eye at her waiting for her to deal his hand. "Truth or dare?" she asked. Asher hummed as he thought.
"Truth. I guess cause my ass is going to fall if I have to get up." Asher answered. They all laughed, knowing it was true. Clarissa sat thinking for a moment.
"Are you gay?" Clarissa asked. Asher's head went back a little bit, seemingly caught off guard.
"No, have you seen the ladies that line up for me?? I mean, now I ain't gonna lie. There's a couple of male actors that I'd be gay for cause they're sexy ass men. But no, I like my voluptuous women." Asher answered as he drew an outline of a woman. They all laughed and joked how his outline was very lop sided. Then Ashley could be heard yelling out, then prove it! Asher did not hesitate at all and leaned over to Clarissa, whispering in her ear. Clarissa gave a nod, and then Asher gave her kiss on the cheek. Everyone could see by the light of the fire that Clarissa's cheeks had turned bright red. They all let out oooos and ahhss. Asher motioned for everyone to calm down. "Alright, alright...now I choose...Ashley Truth or.."
"Dare!" Ashley blurted out. Asher seemed to ponder a bit about what to dare her to do. Since the game had already headed down this road, Asher had decided to keep the momentum.
"I dare you to kiss..." Asher began, but before he could even finish, Ashley had already begun to move. She turned Leon's head towards her and kissed him. "I was gonna say a frog... but I guess that's close enough." Asher added. The kiss seemed to last forever, even though it was only a couple of seconds. Before Raina even realized it, she was standing and announcing that she was going to get more firewood. Then she moved from the fire and headed toward the forest. It was not until she hit the creek that she realized she did not bring a light. As if her thoughts were out loud, a light shined on the ground in front of her. Raina turned, holding her hand up to try to see who it was. Luke had followed her, bringing the flashlight. Raina sighed a bit. Was she hoping that it had been Leon? Or was she glad it was not him? That way, she did not have to explain the fact that she came for wood when they had a whole stack still.
"We both know..." Luke began, but Raina waved and nodded. They both knew there was no need for wood. "So we also both know that the kiss bugged you..." Luke added. Raina could not even speak and just gave a short nod. "Yeah, I figured..." Luke added. They quietly walked downstream together. Suddenly, Raina lost her footing and began to fall. Luke quickly dropped the flash light and caught her spinning her towards him as he did. Slowly, he helped her regain her footing. Maybe it was the alcohol, but it was as if time stood still as they stared into each other's eyes. Luke pulled Raina in closer. He seemed to hesitate for a second, but Raina pulled him in from the back of the neck. Luke's lips landed on hers. Raina could feel heat rising instantly from her body. Luke pulled back for a second to look into her eyes. Her blue eyes seemed to illuminate in the dark. He could no longer hold back the urge to kiss her again. Slamming his lips against hers, he licked her lips to gain access. Raina allowed his tongue to invade her mouth. Now heat ran throughout her entire body, and she could feel an urge to want more. Luke's hand had somehow made its way up her shirt and under her bra. She could feel his fingertips lightly graze her nipple. A moan escaped her lips, which he quickly covered with his own again. His hand then began to move downward to the button of her pants. There was a noise of sticks breaking, causing both of them to stop and step away from each other. Thankfully, there was no one around that they could see. For some reason, they both laughed nervously. Luke picked back up the flashlight to check around them again. They still did not see anything. "Um, well, I uh...guess we should head back.." Luke said, still trying to wrap his head around what just happened.
"Luke?" Raina asked. Luke turned around to see Raina holding her hand out. "I don't wanna fall..and now I'm a bit dizzy. Can you hold my hand?" Luke grabbed onto her hand and led her back to camp. When they got there, it seemed that everyone had decided to go to sleep. Luke led Raina to her tent and unzipped the door for her. Raina looked at the tent and back at Luke. She did not want him to go. She wanted to continue what they had begun in the forest. Her lips yearned to be kissed again. She pulled him in for a deep kiss that sent heat down between her thighs again. Luke gently pulled her back, letting out a sigh as he did.
"Raina... if I go in that tent... I... I can't. You've been drinking. I've been drinking. I don't want to be a mistake you made cause of alcohol and jealousy. If you still want to fuck me after we're both sober...I will be more then happy to oblige...but not tonight. Not like this." Luke whispered to her. Raina still wanted to give into the urge but knew he was right. She released her grip on him and watched him walk to his tent. Then he stared at her and waved her to get in. Finally, she got into her tent.